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I had a TUBA procedure done 19 yrs ago. Still...

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JazzyGrl55
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I had a TUBA procedure done 19 yrs ago. Still looked nice in bra but was showing rippling. Decided to fly from Illinois to Atlanta to have Dr. Pound do surgery since he did perfect job last time. Had him do upper blepharoplasty and mini face lift after removal of saline implants and replace with silicone and do donut lift. A lot to do but figured it was now or never since I'm so busy. He decided to go up 200 ccs since going under the muscle. I'm 5'8" tall and 140lbs. I have pretty broad shoulders and I left it up to him and his assistant to use what they thought would look the best. A lot of trust but he is really great. Most ps are clueless how to do a tuba and say it's not a good procedure but Dr. Pound is amazing and I trust his judgement. The tuba was saline filled to 500 over the muscle. Only hurt a few days and were excellent. But after 16 years of being in the sun and gaining and losing weight, I started to see more rippling. I saw a doc in Indianapolis and he advised me to get a lollipop lift and I wanted Dr. Pounds opinion. Seemed worth the flight there and to stay q bit to recover. Everything went well except I had no idea what to expect on pain., way more painful than before. I'm just now starting to feel comfort at 12 days out. I did go back to work on day 8. That prob wasn't a good idea.

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Edwin C. Pound, III, MD

Edwin C. Pound, III, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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November 24, 2016
Actually, typo somehow. Dr. Pound did my Tuba procedure 16 years ago. Not sure how 19 was entered. But I researched back then like crazy because I also felt responsible for another family member that was doing this too at the same time! We flew there, coming from several states away and it was just as affordable as staying in my home town. Plus better results. My family member is 5 years younger than me and still looks amazing, 16 years later ! All the surgeons that I asked about the Tuba procedure said it wasn't good and that it was a gimmick. Honestly, those docs just weren't good at it. Dr. Pound is the best in the nation for this procedure. No one that I've seen can even compare and with the tuba technique, you have a small belly button incision and it's a great way if you want saline implants. Mine were beautiful and the only reason I had them revised is that I wanted under the muscle since I'm in my 50s and my skin is getting thinner. Plus, I knew he'd do a beautiful job with silicone under the muscle and leave me with the least scarring! I flew in again after researching everyone in my area and am so happy I chose him! I am 2 1/2weeks out and although under the muscle is more painful, I'm loving them! Going to be a few months for them to drop and "fluff" but I'm very happy! And when I had all kinds of questions, I emailed him or called his office and had complete answers and they all were so nice! I'll post some more pics soon!
UPDATED FROM JazzyGrl55
17 days post

Here are pics at 2 weeks and then 2.5 weeks post-op! Dr. Pound is awesome and his assistant Jennifer really was amazing too!

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November 27, 2016

Congratulations...you look great for being so early post op! I can see your breasts are starting to settle into place. Did you share you surgeries with your coworkers? Were you able to work shorter days the first week back to work? 

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2 years post

2 years out, very happy!

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I was hesitant to put my business on here but I have to say that my breasts are exactly what I wanted. Dr. Edwin Pound from Atlanta is the best. 17 yrs ago, I was very flat chested, breast fed one child, and always felt self conscious. Dr. Pound did the TUBA procedure and they were beautiful. Saline implants and were mentor 400 and 425. I was 5'8" tall and about 130 lbs. they were plenty big and I was very happy.

When I turned 54 I was still looking nice in clothes but gravity made them sag and I could see dimpling and even feel the edge of the implant! My skin was thinner! So I saw a few plastic surgeons close to me but was not wanting the lollipop scars for a lift and the prices were crazy high. Also, I wasn't impressed with their before and after pics. So I decided to fly to Atlanta once again and put my trust in Dr. Pound. He was more reasonable and he was already the best in my eyes! He did a lift, and since my skin was already stretched from the old implants, that were over the muscle, we opted for silicone under the muscle me 650 to 700cc. I'm pretty broad so he felt long with his assistant, that I would be happy with that size.
I ended up with 700cc HP silicone mentor and couldn't be happier!
Yes it hurt! My chest muscles were larger than he expected and I had one nerve pain for a while like 2-3 months because I went pretty large and my muscles were Stretched and I had a little fluid that had to be reabsorbed in one breast but I'm almost a year out in one more month and I think they are beautiful. Dr. Pound definately knows what he's doing! Pictures to come!

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